Motivate, Delegate and Empower

Delegation is very important to utilize when a manager is trying to accomplish a task when they cannot do it themselves. Delegation is mostly used to give someone with authority to assign designated task to another person. However, the person that is delegating the task still assumes responsibility to make sure that the task gets completed. For example, when the manager delegates a task to you, he or she is likely still responsible for making sure that task is accomplished. With delegating, an attempt is being made to have meaningful participation and cooperation from the staff for achieving the required goal. When delegating responsibilities of the manager are reduced. As a result, he or she concentrates on more urgent and important matters.

Delegation has always been another issue of mine. Instead of passing simpler tasks on my assistants, I sometimes hold on to them because I know I can complete the task faster and with better accuracy than they could. The problem with that is I create more work myself and stunt the growth of my assistants.

Begin in the military I know a quite a bit about delegation. It starts from the first day you begin basic training. Most of the times, delegation is done in a professional way. Because of shortages in the Coast Guard sometimes managers are forced to do

One reason often given for the failure of a supervisor to delegate is fear of competition from subordinates. Instead of fearing competition, why should the supervisor welcome it? I think that employees should participate and giving the freedom in determining when and how the delegated task will be accomplished. It also would give balance responsibility and authority and allow employees to participate in delegation process.

In defining a delegation guide, the nature of delegation itself needs to be defined. The context and role of delegation in organization is to define the roles, responsibility and serve to guide the dominant cultural and leadership styles of the business (Willis, 2007). Delegation varies significantly by management and leadership style throughout an organization however. Having a guide to delegation however serves to define the span of control, cultural, system and process-based constraints, and the situational aspects of how the four functions of management are used in a given company (Cunningham, 1979). From the highly autocratic

Delegation is the assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a subordinate. This paper will explain and examine how managers in my current organization delegate, as part of their responsibilities. As well as, how delegation is performed, and how it can better be used within one of the four functions of management. This paper will explain via examples and situations how delegation is used within my current place of employment, and what skills are necessary for effective delegating in the working environment of today’s business

Many managers agree that motivation is important and that the quality of employees’ motivation is important,

Motivation factors (level of challenge, the work itself, responsibility, recognition, advancement, intrinsic interest, autonomy, and opportunities for creativity) however, could stimulate satisfaction within the employee, provided that minimum levels of the hygiene factors were reached. For an organization to take full advantage of Herzberg's theory, they must design jobs in such a way that motivators are built in, and thus are intrinsically

Delegation is primarily about entrusting your authority to others. This means that they can act and initiate independently; and that they assume responsibility with you for certain tasks. One of the main phobias about delegation is that by giving others authority, a manager loses control. Even when you delegate the work, you still maintain the accountability. Ultimately, the supervisor retains responsibility for the attainment of the goals, but

In conclusion, it is important for managers to understand the five behaviors of delegation, so that any issues involving the project will be resolved quickly and effectively. Effective delegation means possessing good communication skills. Managers must have good communication skills so that all parties involved know what their assignment is and understand everyone’s authoritative discretion. Finally, establishing feedback channels are necessary to

Delegation of Authority- In order to keep control of the facility delegation authority of command must be in place. The finance team will be responsible in determining budgets. Human resource will contact employees to see who is available. The head supervisor of the facility will be in charge in contacting the inspectors and removing the trailers.

Authority in an organization is spread out through many levels and span of control. With this, upper management have the authority to give orders to subordinates, and owners and shareholders have the ultimate authority. “In the day-to-day operations of an organization managers should have mixed management theories in managing their operation towards a more efficient and effective organization” (McGregor n.d.). To be effective, management must delegate tasks and responsibilities to subordinates. Delegating is the most essential part of management because it involves getting work done through others. “According to the agency theory, the delegation of certain tasks to others parties is beneficial to shareholders and the administration alike” (Investor Woods).

Supervisors are not the only one that may be wary of delegation. The team members may also have some anxieties of their own. Next, we will elaborate several barriers to delegation from the employee.

In the business world, managers are placed in a position to make decisions. The request for a decision can come from different areas. A superior may request a manager to make a decision that impacts the organization in some way. In most cases this type of decision must be made by the appointed manager and is not eligible for delegation. There may be some cases when a subordinate may ask the manager to make a decision in order

Managers can develop subordinates to manage routine tasks that are not cost effective for them to carry out. Delegation also allows the transfer of work to subordinates who might have better skills than the manager to complete the tasks that can save time. The reason can be for example the delegation of a project to an employee that have intimate knowledge of a specific field or subject that involves the project. Apart from developing employees, delegation can also play an important role in job satisfaction and motivation.